Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-09
TALKING OVER MATTHEWS, CASE.
A Meeting o. the Cosored Clsi.sns In
which two Factions Appear

MATTHEWS NANR CHKEREp AND HrsxD-A SCENE
OF MISREPRESENTATION FROM Bora SIDES
About nifty persons attended q meeting OF
the capital City Guards for the purpose as stated
IN the call OF endorsing sthe action Of the United
states Senate in rejecting the nomination OF J. G.
Matthew's Tor recorder OF deeds Marcelius West
whose name was signed to the call as chairman OF
the committee Of arrangements stated that the
commi'tee had selected Col Perry Carson a.
chairman and j. Archibald Lewis as secretary.
chairman. Other members also endeavored 70
make their o0Jecuonoheard Mr.. Carson thumped
inc Sa1,e, and Ia voice that Numbered through
Ine nan ana fairly drowned the camof, called for
ORDER yelled to this one and that one 70 at down.
ana as MS strength and voice outlasted the other
Chase moSeT tSas a Ie %pSn the gssneng NJ
ncers De held, which Mr. Carson held TO Be out Of
order NJ: West moved that q committee on no.
buttons be appointed.
I've are not ready. |" yelled Chase.
- VIII appoint the COMMITTEES, " said Mr.. Carson.
calmly ignoring the Interruption.
the excited yells q nearly every one in the hall
The president was also using his powerful voice
ana amidst the din he could be heard naming the
members OF
THE COMMITTEE ON REsoLrrIoNs
and designating them by pointing his umbrella at
them This committee, composed OF Marcellus
West, W. c. Cox, T. Dorsey, Robert Brown and
Aoraham Hall retired, and then Carson said: ss1r.
Chase, VIII hear YOU now" Chase said that he
,or ~ know NOV you do shouted the president; "yOu
a sa1ssr got the o0r and the
shouted defianty to the president "Who could
Il will answer you, " Numbered the president
A SCENE OF DIsORDRR
Then Chase regained the door and he managed
tor from Kansas has sent his hirelings here. Here
is his messenger" he went on, pointing TO man
oy the name OF Brown, who yelled himself hoarse
IN nus efforts TO make reply. But Chase went
his finger at Secretary Lewis. The latter In
rage, jumped TO his feet and, rushing towards
him, shouted: ''You are liar" Carson then LEFT
the chalr and rushing In the midst OF the thrOng
OF shouting, gesticulating men, shook his INST In
the faces OF his opponents and yelled to them his
defiance After all parties had become exhausted
ana one excited individual, who said he wanted 70
MT some one, had been repressed. some one moved
that w. A. Talfaferro be asked To make an address
mr. nv t Gaase onersd but was informed
did not behave
CHAsEs RESOLUTIONS
MI. Chase, after many efforts, succeeded In read
ing his resolutions, which were to the effect that
the true principle OF home rule consists In all the
people, white and black, rich and poor, having
voice and vote In selecting their public oficers,
and that Senator Ingalls, be requested TO present q
bill in the senate declaring all local ofiices i'm the
District elective. After the vote had been called
the chairman declared that the resolutions had
been referred to the committee on resolutions,
while Chase and the other Matthews men main.
tatned that they had been adopted
TIE COMMITTEES RESOLUTIONS.
The committee on resolutions returned and at
tempted to report, but this led to wild scene OF
confusion, those present engaged in promiscous
yelling at each other. It looked as II there was
going 70 Oe free night, and four stalwart police
officers came to the front. Carson appealed to
fere A period OF calm produced by exhaustion
then ensued, during which the resolutions were
read. They recited that certain OF the ministers
VINO recently waited upon the President In favor
OF Mr.. Matthews had stated that they had signed
the petition under misrepresent OF the facts:
That the action OF the senate in rejecting MI.
Matthews Is endorsed; that this action was not
based upon color but 70 the opposition Of the citt-
zens OF the District regardless OF color, creed o.
party, ana that II the President had the interests
OF the cOlOred people heart he might better have
retained Frederick Douglass
CHEERS FOR DOUGLASS
This reference to Douglass was received with ap-
plauSe and three cheers werecalled Tor and given.
Then Chase proposed three cheers for Matthew'S.
and the response was mingled cheers and Kisses.
a committee to present the resolutions to M.
Ingalls, and to thank him for his Efforts In behalf
OF home rule In the District
was put by the chair In the midst OF Q great
hubbub and cries Of mot ready They were de-
clared adopted and the chair sti amidst the great
est confusion appointed Messrs II. West, W. c.
Cox, NJ. T. Hamlin, Geo. b. Boston and p. a. Car.
son, the latter being named in the resolutions as
he denied that the color Sues,on WIS inyolved IN
the Matthew's case Nh. Chase arose, he said, to Q
question OF privilege
81 win hear you Mr.. Chase" said the chairman
biandly, III you win allow me to present this
paper" Chase yielded and the president stated
that ne mad received letter from Rev. Mr.. Dyson,
no min cfn
tached to the paper sent TO the president In favor
OF MI. Matthew's who denied having signed such q
PapeE But he had signed paper in regard to the
received similar communications from seven other
ministers whose names were on that paper.
MI Chase then attempted to proceed, but the
president recognized a motion TO adjourn which
end.
Documents Filled i'm the Senate.
FOR AND AGAINST THE CONTINUATION.
The remaining documents relative 20 the nomi-
nation OF J. C. Matthews have been made public.
The documents against Matthews were as follows:
j. o. Moore, OF Orange county, n. Y, wrote
denouncing Matthews as scoundrel. Allan
Rutherford, OF this city, In a letter, protests
against confirmation on the ground that "the man
is obnoxious TO all classes OF citizens here and his
obisctons" printed report rom the execu onsIe
committee OF the Columbia Democratic club defines
its position upon home rule, and protests against
SaAO va SiolLSA dAAA IS~oAOS0A
a state" to the office OF recorder OF deeds Of the
District OF Columbia, and afiirmS Sthat the Pred-
dent It would seem nom q letter recently trans
mitted by him to the senate OF the United States.
has been grossly misled and deceived by state.
mentS made to him by persons unknown to us,
and who we know are not authorized TO speak for
the democratc party or the citizens Of the District
OF Columbia, and that there has been change OF
sentiment In the District OF Columbia In regard to
the appointment OF u nonresident to I'LL . local
Ofhce." william H. johnson, OF Albany, n Y.
wrote series OF letters aga1nSe the confirmation.
saying that charges showing the bad character
OF Matthews can be readily sustained. He on two
different occasions, Mr. johnson ADDS, "attempted
to bride me to JOIN with him In corruptng colOred
voters" A paper bearing the signature OF seven
teen colored republicans OF Albany protests
against republican Senate voting TO confirm an
offensive ring partisan, who stands repudiated by
his party and distrusted by his race" and sapart
for q public trust" J. B. Moore, n D., Of this
city, protests against the confirmation on the
ground that Matthews Is q nonresident
letter from Oliver c. Black, q cOl0Ted repubd-
can OF this city, asks that Matthews be confirmed,
and says: 'There is respectable class OF cOlOred
voters In this country who cannot understand why
unreconstructed rebels can be appointed and con.
firmed in public omces by republican senators,
and still at the same time refuse TO confirm INST
class cOl0red gentleman upon, the flimsy pretext
that he Is negro democrat" Other lettefA petl-
lions and papers I'm Matthew'S behalf are the fol-
lowing: Ninety-three citizens and Taxpayers OF
this District, including John d. Brown the bishop
OF the African Methodist Episcopal church, peti-
ton for confirmation; the representatives ORA cit
tzenS' meeting" set forth that the appointment of